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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-05-31, Page 28THE OLD FASHIONED HARDWARE STORE -GARDEN SUPPLIES Fertilizers Hand Tools Seeds Dutch Sets -SWIMMING POOL CHEMICALS -C.I.L. PAINT -WALLPAPER -WHOLESALE CABLE -FIRE ERT1F UISHER SALES & SERVICE .HORSE SUPPLIES -MODEL RAILROAD SUPPLIES Free Delivery in Town Competitive Prices PHIL MAIN HARDWARE For Home, Farm & Industry 84 KINGSTON GODERICH 524-9671 ( II \ Nignina VISA MEMO PAGE 8A —GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1979 Where it counts. • from page 7A brought about ,,.deep tensions and conflict over both doctrine and life- style. All this honesty about the church's checkered and spotted history, however,-doesnot resolve the pain of disunity or fulfill our longing to be one in Christ or to be like- minded by putting on the mind of Christ as Scripture enjoins upon us. Moreover, we know well enough from ex- perience that Scripture means when it says: "How shall two together, lest they be agreed." And so, we should return to consider the challenge of Bishop Coggan's statement: "living together in love and harmony." As Christ confessors, also in Goderich and area, we can hardly ignore such a challenge. We would then be doing violence to the central concern of our Lord for His church that is so powerfully expressed in the words of His High - priestly Prayer in the Gospel of John: '`that they, may be one; even as Thou Father, art in me, and I in Thee, that they may also be in us, so that the World may believe that Thou hast sent me." There are a number of concerns, I believe, that we must seriously con- sider together to prevent ourselves from much unnecessary stumbling about as we work towards the fulfillment of this petition of our Lord. That the sanctifying (cleansing) work of the Spirit does not exclude the reality of sin is one of these concerns. Ecumenical enthusiasts often overlook this. They would prefer to ignore conflict of doctrine and life-style for the sake of an easy solution to the problem of church unity. "This is in part the failure of the World Council of Churches. T� agree upon a simple doctrine with which all can identif' may resolve things on paper but does not deal with real life, which is marked by struggles that have their force in the lives of people and churches, regar- dless. It is rather in facing up to these struggles (not ignoring them) that the Spirit works to redirect us and our own peculiar histories when and where that is necessary. Such is the power of the Holy Spirit's operations to convince men in and out of the very brokeness of their lives. Only then can sin be turned to our profit. That we avoid being victimized by the "tyranny of necessity is another of these concerns that -I would have us consider as we labor to answer the bishop's challenge for unity. I am a • referring to the claim that denoninations are necessarily evil and an essential obstacle to church unity. Such a conclusion does violence, I believe, to the fact that people have --their- -own histories - out of which they come with their own treasuries which only they by God's providence and the leading of the Spirit could have received. To discard. such a diversity of the Spirit's work within the universal church for the sake off so-called "unity" is simplistic and destructive. Rather there is need for patience . and largeheartedness until mutual appreciation for such varied gifts can be achieved among the various branches of the community of believers. Even' then, it is not necessarily the part of wisdom to dissolve denominational distin- ctiveness; for that may destroy the possibility of the further cultivation of these gifts. We would be better served if we worked to find some other way to share these gifts than the way „of dissolving all denominations into one, the "tyranny of necessity." And that is my final concern, the matter of "strategy." Rather than placing the emphasis on church unity by way -of dissolving all the bran- ches of believers into one trunk thrcugh a watering down process of doctrine, let us begin by finding each other elsewhere. Rather than beginning in the center with the tough questions of doctrinal differences, let us find each other at the place where we do more naturally rub shoulders together, where we work out the implications of the church's teaching's for life. There are many such areas that .need 'our united efforts. and resources. Some of these we have, already labored at together. I think now especially ofabortion and capital punishment. But there are many other areas such as the area of social services (the needy and downtrodden) where the church has a great responsibility that can best be fulfilled by combined efforts of many denomination's. Much of this to our shame has been taken over by governments because of our 'failure to minister in these areas. Other areas such as education, racial conflict, minority rights and responsibilities, violence that is done to the earth's resources because of the self-centered materialism of our generation, etc. cry for, an 'answer from the people of God. I would submit that SUNCOAST MALL, GODERICH All . Summer Stock 25% OFF Who's counting? Spring frolic. These GDCI students aren't going for a ride they are cramming into a Volkswagen in one of the strange activities held at the school last week. By the time the students had pushed and shoved one another into the vehicle it was amass of bodies, arms and legs but no . official record was set. (photo by Dave Muffltt) Huronview residents busy On Thursday, May 17, Mrs. Proudy held a Bible Study in the Huronview Chapel. Day Care at Huronview held a Tea Dance on -May 17 in the auditorium 'and the Huronview residents who attended all stated they had a good time. Father Hardy held Roman Catholic Mass at Huronview on Friday morning. On Friday afternoon, Norman Gowing took eight men on a van ride to Parkhill. Also on Friday afternoon Bingowas played' in the auditorium. Choir practice was held in the Huronview Chapel learning to work together in such areas is the more natural way of achieving unity and might in time pave the way towards doctrinal discussions that would do less violence to the purity of God's in- spired Word. Saturday morning under the direction of Frank Bissett and Mrs. Elsie Henderson. Church services were held at Huronview at 9:30 a.m. and at 17 p.m: on Sunday. Dick Roorda from the Christian Reform Church, held a service. As Monday, May 21, was a holiday, Huronview did not have Old Tyme Music. On Tuesday morning at 10:45 Huronview residents, Mrs. Margaret Murray, Miss Ruby McVittie, Mrs. Mary Ross, and Mrs. Grace Spnroc Blind hear report The Canadian Council for the Blind Bluewater Club met in the Orange' Hall Clinton May 15. The president welcomed all members, friends and guests. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Sootheran just returned from the annual CCB conference which was. held in Niagara Falls May 9 to 11. There were 83 clubs in attendance from all over Ontario. Mr. Sootheran brought Can BDE hil yQu- back a very good report: white canes should be carried by all blind people; a new method of individual voting for the blind person, in-place of a friend helping him or her;. and the new talking book machines will soon be available- to all blind registered people. These cassettes have four tracks in place of two. The guest speaker for the evening was Mrs. Doris Batkin of Clinton. 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